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Former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has described the prospect of Liverpool winning the Premier League as a "nightmare" - and hopes that Manchester City can come out on top at the end of the season.

The Reds are currently top of the league table with a two point lead over City, although the reigning champions have a game in hand on Jurgen Klopp's side.

But should the Reds be crowned champions come May, then it would end their 29-year wait for a league championship and move them on to 19 league title wins in the English top flight - one behind United's tally.

But Rooney, who began his career with Liverpool's Merseyside rivals Everton, his boyhood club, before moving to the Red Devils , admits he can't bear the thought of Klopp's side winning the Premier League title this season.

Wayne Rooney (Image: (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

"It's a great reason to be out the country when those two are going head-to-head for the title," the current DC United forward told talkSPORT.

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